Changes

===National and regional legislatures===

===National and regional legislatures===

Scotland has its own parliament, headed by a '''First Minister''' and elected every four years (the last elections having taken place in May 2007).

Scotland has its own legislature, the '''Scottish Parliament''', which is headed by the '''First Minister'''. It is elected every four years: the last elections took place in May 2007.

Wales too has its own legislature (the National Assembly for Wales), with somewhat more restricted powers than the Scottish Parliament.

Wales too has its own legislature (the '''National Assembly for Wales'''), with somewhat more restricted powers than the Scottish Parliament.

Northern Ireland has its own legislature (and executive) too, which operates under a complicated system designed to ensure fairness between the Protestant/pro-UK and Catholic/pro-Irish communities.

Northern Ireland also has its own legislature and executive, which operate under a complicated system designed to ensure balance between the Protestant/pro-UK and Catholic/pro-Irish communities.

===Local government===

===Local government===